I början av mars överraskade Henrik Berggren hela Popsverige med att släppa sin första solosingel , To my brother, Johnny. Idag kom ännu ett livstecken från den skygge göteborgaren i form av singeln Run, Andy, run.
Låten handlar om Anders Göthberg, Henrik Berggrens vän och bandkollega från Broder Daniel som tog livet av sig den 30 mars 2008, för på dagen nio år sedan.
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Henrik Berggrens soloalbumhar fått namnet Wolf's heart och släpps 5 maj av göteborgsbolaget Woah Dad. Albumet följs därefter av en kortare turné som den 21 juli tar Henrik Berggren till Stora scenen på Liseberg.
Här är texten till Henrik Berggrens hyllning till Anders Göthberg:
There was a dream I had last night.
We were standing in golden light
By the schoolyard where we used to meet.
You were so young; I was my age.
And after what I knew, I had to say to you.
Run, Andy, run!
Get out while you're young.
Don't look back.
Time will go so fast.
Go, make it true.
And, Andy I got beat.
So, now you run for me.
Go, show me.
Andy, run!
And, Andy, you were right about me.
I had closed in on myself.
I let the world hold me down
Cause something got to me early on.
I don't know why.
Lord, I don't know why.
Run, Andy, run!
Run, with all you got.
And make it count
Till your lights go out.
Now so long, suckers!
And make your heart hard,
Hard like cold iron,
Hard like diamond.
Come on Andy, run!
Run, Andy, run!
Forever young
Push on clear.
You'll be wasted here,
But we'll never know now.
You'll grow old now.
Time's lost its hold now.
Forever done
Forever young
Run!
And, Andy, be yourself.
Come on be you.
Come on be you.
Nothing matters, don't you know?
Nothing matters, don't you know?
Now reality wont heal
Cause you've made the world unreal.
Henrik Berggrens sommarturné 2017
24 maj STOCKHOLM, Gröna Lund
1 juli NORRKÖPING, Bråvalla
7 juli BORLÄNGE, Peace & Love
21 juli GÖTEBORG, Liseberg
29 juli ÖSTERSUND, Storsjöyran
17 augusti MALMÖ, Malmöfestivalen